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Dream missions : space colonies, nuclear spacecraft and other possibilities /

Michel Van Pelt, Author | New York ; London ; Chichester : Springer-Praxis | 2017

This book takes the reader on a journey through the history of extremely ambitious, large and complex space missions that never happened. What were the dreams and expectations of the visionaries behind these plans, and why were they not successf[...]

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Spaceplane hermes : Europe's dream of independent manned spaceflight /

Luc Van Den Abeelen, Author | New York ; London ; Chichester : Springer-Praxis | 2017

This Hermes spaceplane would give Europe its own human spaceflight capability for shuttling crews between Earth and space stations. If Hermes had been introduced into service, it could have become the preferred "space taxi" for ferrying crews to[...]

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Assembling and supplying the ISS : the space shuttle fulfills its mission /

David J. Shayler, Author | New York ; London ; Chichester : Springer-Praxis | 2016

The creation and utilization of the International Space Station (ISS) is a milestone in space exploration. But without the space shuttle, it would have remained an impossible dream. This book is the story of how, between 1998 and 2011, the shutt[...]

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Enhancing Hubble's vision

David J. Shayler, Author ; David M. Harland, Author | New York ; London ; Chichester : Springer-Praxis | 2016

After a 20-year struggle to place a large, sophisticated optical telescope in orbit the Hubble Space Telescope was finally launched in 1990, though its primary mirror was soon found to be flawed. A dramatic mission in 1993 installed corrective [...]

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Human missions to Mars : enabling technologies for exploring the red planet /

Donald Rapp, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in astronautical engineering | 2016

The second edition of this book now includes an annotated history of Mars mission studies, with quantitative data wherever possible. As in the first edition, Donald Rapp looks at human missions to Mars from an engineering perspective. He divi[...]

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Human missions to Mars : enabling technologies for exploring the red planet /

Donald Rapp, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in astronautical engineering | 2016

The second edition of this book now includes an annotated history of Mars mission studies, with quantitative data wherever possible. As in the first edition, Donald Rapp looks at human missions to Mars from an engineering perspective. He divi[...]

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Lunar and Interplanetary Trajectories

Robin Biesbroek, Author | New York ; London ; Chichester : Springer-Praxis | 2016

This book provides readers with a clear description of the types of lunar and interplanetary trajectories, and how they influence satellite-system design. The description follows an engineering rather than a mathematical approach and includes m[...]

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Lunar and interplanetary trajectories

Robin Biesbroek, Author | New York ; London ; Chichester : Springer-Praxis | 2016

This book provides readers with a clear description of the types of lunar and interplanetary trajectories, and how they influence satellite-system design. The description follows an engineering rather than a mathematical approach and includes ma[...]

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Materials and processes : for spacecraft and high reliability applications

Barrie D. Dunn, Author | New York ; London ; Chichester : Springer-Praxis | 2016

The objective of this book is to assist scientists and engineers select the ideal material or manufacturing process for particular applications; these could cover a wide range of fields, from light-weight structures to electronic hardware. The b[...]

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Handbook of cosmic hazards and planetary defense

Joseph N. Pelton, Editor ; Firooz A. Allahdadi, Editor | New York ; London ; Chichester : Springer-Praxis | 2015

This book covers all aspects of cosmic hazards and possible strategies for contending with these threats through a comprehensive planetary defense strategy. It also outlines the extent of the orbital space debris problem and offers practical sol[...]

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Handbook of cosmic hazards and planetary defense

Joseph N. Pelton, Editor ; Firooz A. Allahdadi, Editor | New York ; London ; Chichester : Springer-Praxis | 2015

This book covers all aspects of cosmic hazards and possible strategies for contending with these threats through a comprehensive planetary defense strategy. It also outlines the extent of the orbital space debris problem and offers practical sol[...]

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Advances in solar sailing

Malcolm Macdonald, Editor | New York ; London ; Chichester : Springer-Praxis | 2014

This book presents the best contributions of the the Third International Symposium on Solar Sailing Glasgow, 11 - 13 June 2013. It is a rapid snap-shot of the state-of-the art of solar sail technology in 2013 across the globe, capturing flight p[...]

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Pulling G : human responses to high and low gravity /

Erik Seedhouse, Author | New York ; London ; Chichester : Springer-Praxis | Springer-Praxis books in popular science | 2013

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Astronauts for hire : the emergence of a commercial astronaut corps

Erik Seedhouse, Author | New York ; London ; Chichester : Springer-Praxis | 2012

The spaceflight industry is being revolutioniwed. It is no longer the sole preserve of professional astronauts working on government-funded manned spaceflight programs. As private companies are being encouraged to build and operate launch vehicl[...]

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Emigrating beyond Earth : human adaptation and space colonization /

Cameron McPherson Smith, Author ; Evan Tyler SuliLeman Davies, Author | New York ; London ; Chichester : Springer-Praxis | Springer-Praxis books in popular science | 2012

The book puts space colonization into the context of human evolution. Rather than focusing on the technologies and strategies needed to colonize space, the authors examine the human and societal reasons for space colonization. They make space co[...]

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Emigrating beyond Earth : human adaptation and space colonization /

Cameron McPherson Smith, Author ; Evan Tyler SuliLeman Davies, Author | New York ; London ; Chichester : Springer-Praxis | Springer-Praxis books in popular science | 2012

The book puts space colonization into the context of human evolution. Rather than focusing on the technologies and strategies needed to colonize space, the authors examine the human and societal reasons for space colonization. They make space co[...]

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Sky alert! : when satellites fail /

Les Johnson, Author | New York ; London ; Chichester : Springer-Praxis | Springer-Praxis books in popular science | 2012

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Stratospheric flight : aeronautics at the limit

A. Sobester | New York ; London ; Chichester : Springer-Praxis | Springer-Praxis books in popular science | 2011

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The Apollo guidance computer : architecture and operation

Frank O'Brien | New York ; London ; Chichester : Springer-Praxis | 2010

The book describes the Apollo guidance computer's architecture, executive software, and the programs used by the astronauts.

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At the edge of the solar system : icy new worlds unveiled

Alain Doressoundiram ; Emmanuel Lellouch | New York, NY : Springer | 2010

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Assessing climate change : temperatures, solar radiation, and heat balance

Donald Rapp | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in environmental sciences | 2008

1. Historical variations in the Earth's climate 2. Temperatures in the past millennium 3. Temperatures in the past century 4. Variability of the Sun 5. The Earth's heat balance and the greenhouse effect 6. CO2 production and climate change 7. I[...]

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Paving the way for Apollo 11

David M. Harland | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2008

The book relates how the robotic projects were scaled up to make possible the first Apollo lunar landing.

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Planet Mars : story of another world

François Forget ; François Costard ; Philippe Lognonné | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in popular astronomy | 2008

1. Birth of a planet! : -4.6 to -3.8 billion years -- 2. A youthful Mars : -4 to -3.5 billion years -- 3. The slow metamorphosis : -3.8 to -0.1 billion years -- 4. Climates and storms : Mars today -- 5. Exploring Mars : 1650-2050.

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Salyut : the first space station : triumph and tragedy

Grujica S. Inanovich | New York ; London ; Chichester : Springer-Praxis | 2008

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Energiya-Buran : the Soviet space shuttle

Bart Hendrickx ; Bert Vis | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2007

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Human missions to Mars : enabling technologies for exploring the red planet

Donald Rapp | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in astronautical engineering | 2007

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Human missions to Mars : enabling technologies for exploring the red planet /

Donald Rapp, Author | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in astronautical engineering | 2007

In "Human Missions to Mars" Donald Rapp looks at human missions to Mars from an engineering perspective. He begins by describing the pros and cons of robotic exploration versus human exploration and then examines the ideas for sending humans to [...]

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Searching for water in the universe

Therese Encrenaz | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in popular astronomy | 2007

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The story of manned space stations : an introduction

Philip Baker | New York, NY : Springer | Springer-Praxis books in space exploration | 2007

This book charts those stations from the very beginning, telling the story of the two major space powers starting out on their very separate programs, but slowly coming together through ASPT, Shuttle-Mir, and the ISS.

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Space shuttle Columbia : her missions and crews

Ben Evans | New York ; London ; Chichester : Springer-Praxis | 2005

This book looks at each of Columbia's 28 missions in turn and provides : -first-hand interviews with astronauts who lived and worked on the Space Shuttle. -the story in their own words from scientists and engineers who developed and supported he[...]

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